Well, we thought it was awesome. It's unlike any kiddie flick we've seen in a while because it's less about embracing one's wild imagination and more a melancholy meditation on sadness, depression, loneliness, impermanence, and death. Yup, these Wild Things are beyond neurotic—they need to be heavily medicated.

I've read some reviews and other articles that claim that this is a children's movie for adults, as if to warn parents that they should keep their sons and daughters far away. But David Eggers and Spike Jonze's beautiful adaptation (from the super famous Maurice Sendak picture book) has a child's logic to it, and I think kids would get it on a level that adults don't expect them to. I mean, sure, don't bring your three-year-old, but I'm pretty sure that school-age children would dig it.

I'm curious to know if I'm right. I know I have some mother readers—what did your kids think? How young are they? Did they love it? Or did they have to cry themselves to sleep?

Yeah. It was a thousand times better than I expected it to be. And it definitely surprised me with how dark it was... while still maintaining the child-like qualities you mentioned. But ultimately the dark stuff is too dark for a kid under 11 or 12 years old.

Will, I think if you look on the internet for public reaction to WTWTA, you'll find that parents are pretty split as to if their kids loved the movie or if their kids are too young for it. For example, check out the comments section on USA Today. Some parents were horrified and felt the movie was inappropriate for their children, some say their 3-years-olds thought it was great. Very intriguing.